时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:趣味英语


英语课

    When I was approaching 50, I announced to my three grown children that I no longer wanted to celebrate my birthday and that they could phone me instead of sending a gift. At first they protested 2, but finally they agreed to go along with my wish. So when the doorbell rang on the morning of my birthday, I was surprised to see the florist 3 delivering a huge, beautiful plant. Suddenly, without a word, she rushed back to the truck and , with a sad look, turned once to glance at me. Puzzled, I read the card attached to the plant: "To Mom-with lots of love-on your very last birthday.

    Notes:

    (1) approach v. 接近 (4) florist n.花商;经营花卉业者(2) protest 1 v.反对 (5) glance at瞥视;匆匆一看(3) go along with 同意 (6) attach v.附上;系上Exercises:

    根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F):

    ① The mother was more than 50 when she decided 4 that she no longer wanted to celebrate her birthday.

    ② She still hoped that her children could send her gifts.

    ③ The mother was very glad to see the florist delivering a huge, beautiful plant.

    ④ The florist felt sad because she thought that the woman was going to die.

    ⑤ The florist mistook the meaning of the words on the card.

    47.最后的生日

接近五十岁的时候,我对我的三个成年孩子宣布说我不再想庆祝我的生日,并说他们可以给我打电话,不要再送礼物。开始他们反对,但终于他们同意随我愿。所以我生日那天早上门铃响的时候,我惊奇地发现花店营业员送来一束又大又美的鲜花。突然她一声不响地跑回到车上,并回过头来悲哀地看了我一眼。我感到纳闷,我看了一下花上的卡片,上面写着:“献给妈妈----无尽的爱----在您最后的生日里。”



v.反对,抗议;宣称;n.抗议;宣称
  • I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见,我要提出抗议。
  • We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。
v.声明( protest的过去式和过去分词 );坚决地表示;申辩
  • He protested he was being cheated of his rightful share. 他提出抗议说他被人骗取了他依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share. 艾米提出抗议,说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.花商;种花者
  • The florist bunched the flowers up.花匠把花捆成花束。
  • Could you stop at that florist shop over there?劳驾在那边花店停一下好不好?
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
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